What is the Latin word for bench?

The usual Latin words for “bench” are scamnum, scabellum, sēdēs; also sedīle, subsellium, trānstrum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“bench” in Latin

scamnumstool, step, bench; ridge (of earth formed by ploughing); breadth of a field scabellumfootstool; a kind of percussion instrument played by the foot, used in dramatic performances.sēdēsseat, chair; place, residence, settlement, habitation, abode sedīleseat, bench, stool, chair (fixed in position unlike a sella)subselliuma low seat or bench; the bench (of a judge)trānstrumcrossbeam, transom; thwart of a vessel mēnsaa table; a table of food; meal, course, feast; an altar (sacrificial table)laniēnusof a butcher, butcher's cōnsīdōto sit down, be seated; to settle, settle down, establish residence (with enduring commitment); to sit (as a judge)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

bench

scamnum, scabellum (little bench): sedes, sedile (seat, generally): subsellium (at the theatre or the courts): transtrum (of rowers: commonly in plur.).

Table or stand of an artisan, mensa. A butcher’s bench, laniena.

The bench of judges, consessus.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for bench?: The usual Latin words for “bench” are scamnum, scabellum, sēdēs; also sedīle, subsellium, trānstrum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.